01849cam a22002774a 4500 haititumultuoush0000gira CaSfIA 20250824232609.0 m o d cr|||||||||||| 100521s2010 nyua ob 001 0 eng 2010021390 9780230106611 (pbk.) 0230106617 (pbk.) (OCoLC)1358647819 DLC DLC YDX BTCTA YDXCP CDX BKL DLC CaSfIA pcc nwht--- F1921 .G47 2010 972.94 22 Girard, Philippe R. Haiti : the tumultuous history--from pearl of the Caribbean to broken nation / Philippe Girard. 1st Palgrave Macmillan pbk. ed. New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2010. 1 online resource (viii, 248 pages : illustrations) "In the aftermath of January's horrific earthquake, the world's attention is focused on Haiti. In this full narrative history of the Caribbean nation, historian Philippe Girard offers insight into Haiti's complex and layered past, showing that its current state as the poorest country in the western hemisphere was not inevitable. This highly readable and accessible history takes the reader back two hundred years to a time when Haiti was so prosperous it was known as the Pearl of the Antilles. Haiti was the only country in the Americas to pull off a successful slave revolution, yet today its survival is completely dependent on foreign aid. As all eyes turn to watch what happens to Haiti, author Girard provides the necessary context for envisioning its future--including a detailed account of the quake's consequences, an assessment of the benefit and cost of an American intervention, and commentary on what Haiti must do to rebuild for a brighter future"-- Provided by publisher. Includes bibliographical references and index. Haiti History. https://archive.org/details/haititumultuoush0000gira Free eBook from the Internet Archive https://openlibrary.org/books/OL28459041M Additional information and access via Open Library haititumultuoush0000gira ark:/13960/s2r5kkqcdt9